Who will save our boys and men?
The feminist movement illustrated to me how men hurt society. - Men are almost entirely the perpetrators of sexual violence against women, girls, and boys. - Men commit violent crimes at much higher rates - Men are more likely to engage in riskier, dangerous behaviours at a high cost to society - Men and boys do worse in school and are not improving Mass shootings, sexual assault, and gang violence. Almost entirely male phenomena. I was drawn to the work of a guy named Jackson Katz. He gave a Ted Talk 5 or 6 years ago that highlighted the need for men to call out other men for the objectification of women. It was meant to empower men, to not be bystanders, to challenge the culture of "toxic masculinity". I started using his material in my work with men with some mixed success. Men in large part can admit these social problems are largely perpetrated by men and that men can and usually should be the ones to fight these issues. It was time for good men to stand up aga